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Today in 1926, Grand River Avenue, or Historic US-16, opened in Michigan, becoming the first paved road to stretch completely across the state. Connecting Detroit to Muskegon, it served as a primary highway for nearly four decades. Today is also National Lighthouse Day. Michigan boasts around 115 lighthouses, the most of any U.S. state. Built between 1818 and 1822, these lighthouses guided ships safely through the Great Lakes.

Republican Rep. Tom Barrett flipped Michigan's 7th Congressional District in 2024. He'll face Democrat Will Lawrence in the general election.

A business-backed group is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to invalidate a campaign finance petition over a dispute about signature certification.

To devotees of the Grateful Dead, the first nine days of August are known as the "Days Between." This annual celebration commemorates the birth and death of guitarist Jerry Garcia.

As emergency responders in Spokane, Wash., take stock of the damage from devastating wildfires, there's a prevailing sense the disaster could have been far worse.

Puerto Rico's government will begin rationing water on Friday as the island copes with its worst drought in more than a decade.

Today in 1942, Detroit restaurant owner Max Stephan was convicted of treason and sentenced to death for being a Nazi spy.

Today in 1975, Stevie Wonder signed a groundbreaking contract with Motown worth $37 million for seven albums over seven years.

Today in 1877, the first telephone in Michigan rang, owned by the Grand Rapids Plaster Company, a friend of Alexander Graham Bell.

Lansing's Potter Park Zoo announced this week its aging African lion is recovering after receiving treatment for a spinal disease.